High School Sports Blog

Girls Hoops: What to watch Friday

West Mesquite at Waxahachie, 7 p.m. – This matchup of Nos. 1 and 2 in District 15-4A will have a playoff feel. West Mesquite (23-7, 12-0) is on a serious roll with an 11-game winning streak since a six-point loss to Skyline. Waxahachie (17-8, 10-2) is trying to hold off Ennis (10-3 in district). A victory would pull the Indians to within one game of the Wranglers. Only two points separated these teams in their last meeting, a 59-57 West Mesquite win.

Colleyville Heritage at Irving MacArthur, 6:30 p.m. – In a matchup of District 6-5A heavyweights, MacArthur needs a victory to maintain its hold on first place. Heritage (19-10, 12-1) is riding an eight-game win streak. MacArthur’s Alexis Jones, the area’s leading scorer, is coming off a 29-point performance in an 83-18 victory over Irving on Tuesday.

Skyline at Richardson, 7:30 p.m. – Coming off an 11-point win over Richardson Berkner, Skyline (25-3, 9-0) faces a hot Richardson team. The Eagles (18-9, 8-1), led by Farrin Bell’s 17.1 points and 5.5 rebounds, have won six straight. The Raiders defeated Richardson, 45-28, earlier. They got 12 points from Marina Lilly and Stabresa McDaniel, and held Bell to only six points.

Frisco Wakeland at Frisco Centennial, 6:30 p.m. – Since a four-point loss to Frisco Liberty, Wakeland (19-10, 9-1) has won four straight by a combined score of 261-134. Centennial (20-10, 7-3) won five straight before Tuesday’s three-point loss to Liberty. Wakeland won the earlier meeting, 61-53.